“I have self-doubt. I have insecurity. I have fear of failure. I have nights when I show up at the arena and I'm like, 'My back hurts, my feet hurt, my knees hurt. I don't have it. I just want to chill.' We all have self-doubt. You don't deny it, but you also don't capitulate to it. You embrace it.”
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“Rocky,” I say. “You can call me Rocky.”
“As in Balboa?” Augie asks with a smirk.
Joe throws his head back and groans. If my dad heard that he’d have a fit. I shake my head. “As in Rocky Marciano.”
― Getting Dirty
“As in Balboa?” Augie asks with a smirk.
Joe throws his head back and groans. If my dad heard that he’d have a fit. I shake my head. “As in Rocky Marciano.”
― Getting Dirty
“Done is better than perfect if perfect ain't done.”
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“Surround Yourself with People Who Believe in Your Dreams:
Surround yourself with people who believe in your dreams, encourage your ideas, support your ambitions, and bring out the best in you.”
― The Light in the Heart
Surround yourself with people who believe in your dreams, encourage your ideas, support your ambitions, and bring out the best in you.”
― The Light in the Heart
“If you only do what you can do then you will be more than you are now.”
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